GRAIN AND PRODUCE SALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2809, 15 January 1908, Page 23

GRAIN AND PRODUCE SALES.

Messrs Danold Reid and Co. (Ltd.) report:" "We held oOr weekly auction sale of grrfin . and produce at our stores on Monday. Our _.. catalogue included most of the lines in de< . niand locally. There was a moderate attendance of buyers, and with fair competition . the catalogue was cleared at prices about on 1 a par with late values. Prices ruled as under: — Oats.—lt has been impossible to effect sales for shipment at last week's quotations, buf at a slight reduction fair export business has been done. Milling lines have little attention except as prime feed, which is th^ only class inquired for. "We quote: Prim< milling, 23 7d; good to best feed, 2s 5d fa A 2s 6d; inferior to medium, 2s 3d to 2s 4d... per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—Stocks on hand are now much reduced. Milling lines have little- attention, • and most of the business being done is in •■ fair to good fowl wheat, for which there is\ fair demand with moderate quantities offer- ■ ing, "We quote: Prime milling', 4s 8d to 4s 9d; medium, 4s 7d to 4s 7Jd; whole fowl wheat, 4s 5d to 4s 6d; broken and. damaged, 4s to 4s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.—We have a few lines of old Derwents and Up-to-dat*a on offer, but thedemand was extremely slack, and only freshly-picked lots were saleable at.9d to,ls

6a per bag. Inferior stale lines are quite -The market continues to be fairly well supplied with good to prime Only prime bright oaten sheaf has ready ■Se; other sorts being diffic^'^/^fiTto good, £4 to £4 ss; light and inferior difficult to quit at £3 5s to £3 15s per ton (bags "flSw.— We quote: Oaten, 47s 6d to 50s; •wheaten, 42s 6di to 45s per ton (pressed).